Tekion

CDP - Lead Data Engineer

Bangalore HQ
Level
Lead
Work type
On-site · Bengaluru

Not stated in the posting: salary, visa.

Open. First seen 6 November 2026.

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About the role

About Tekion:

Positively disrupting an industry that has not seen any innovation in over 50 years, Tekion has challenged the paradigm with the first and fastest cloud-native automotive platform that includes the revolutionary Automotive Retail Cloud (ARC) for retailers, Automotive Enterprise Cloud (AEC) for manufacturers and other large automotive enterprises and Automotive Partner Cloud (APC) for technology and industry partners. Tekion connects the entire spectrum of the automotive retail ecosystem through one seamless platform. The transformative platform uses cutting-edge technology, big data, machine learning, and AI to seamlessly bring together OEMs, retailers/dealers and consumers.

Tekion's standard text

With its highly configurable integration and greater customer engagement capabilities, Tekion is enabling the best automotive retail experiences ever. Tekion employs close to 3,000 people across North America, Asia and Europe.

Job Introduction:

The Lead Data Engineer provides technical leadership in the design, development, and optimization of scalable data pipelines and architecture. This role leads data engineering projects, mentors team members, and collaborates across functions to deliver high-impact data solutions that enable analytics, automation, and product innovation. ​

Key Roles & Responsibilities:

  • Leads the design and development of advanced ETL/ELT pipelines and cloud-native data platforms.
  • ​Collaborates with stakeholders to gather requirements and translate them into scalable, reliable data solutions.
  • ​Establishes standards for data quality, validation, monitoring, and pipeline resilience.
  • ​Mentors data engineers, conducts code reviews, and shares best practices across teams.
  • ​Drives improvements in data architecture, tooling, and automation to support analytics and product features.
  • ​Partners with product, analytics, and engineering teams to align data engineering efforts with business priorities.
  • ​Evaluates and integrates new technologies, frameworks, and processes to improve scalability and performance. ​

Basic Qualifications:

  • 8+ years of experience in data engineering, platform development, or distributed systems
  • ​Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field
  • ​Advanced proficiency in SQL, Python, and data orchestration tools (e.g., Airflow, dbt)
  • ​Proven experience leading technical teams or complex engineering projects
  • ​Strong experience with cloud data platforms (e.g., Snowflake, BigQuery, Redshift) and DevOps practices
  • ​Excellent leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills

Perks & Benefits

  • Opportunity to work with some of the smartest minds to solve complex challenges at scale.
  • Impactful role in shaping and securing a global, cloud-native & AI driven platform.
  • Innovative, collaborative, and fast-paced culture.
Tekion's standard text

Current Tekion Employees: Please apply via the Internal Job Board in Ashby.

Note: Tekion recently transitioned to a new recruiting tool and we appreciate your patience and feedback as we adjust to our new system!

Tekion is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, victim of violence or having a family member who is a victim of violence, the intersectionality of two or more protected categories, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

For more information on our privacy practices, please refer to our Applicant Privacy Notice here.

Important: Tekion will only contact candidates from an @tekion.com email address or through our applicant tracking system (no-reply@ashbyhq.com). We may also work with authorized recruiting partners from time to time. Tekion and its recruiting partners will never ask you to pay fees or send money for applications, interviews, training, or onboarding. If you receive a message that seems suspicious, please do not respond or share personal or financial information.

What this role asks for

Particular to this role

Airflow · BigQuery · Redshift · dbt

Rare in Tekion's other 147 open postings.

Standard for data engineering roles

ETL · Python · SQL · Snowflake

Common in data engineering postings at any company.

In most of Tekion's ads

Machine Learning

Named in most of its open postings, whatever the role.

72% of this description is written for the role. The rest is Tekion's standard text, folded away below.

Compared with Tekion's other open jobs.

The team: Automotive Marketing Cloud HIRES STEADILY

This role is one of 6 open in Automotive Marketing Cloud. 2 were posted in the last 30 days and the oldest in September: a team that hires all year rather than one being built.

WHAT THE TEAM WORKS WITH, ACROSS ITS POSTINGS

Machine Learning (6 of 6), SQL (4 of 6), Airflow (2 of 6), AWS (2 of 6), BigQuery (2 of 6), dbt (2 of 6), Elasticsearch (2 of 6)

OTHER ROLES ON THIS TEAM

From the team and dates on Tekion's own job board.

Other openings for this role

2 open postings for this role in Bangalore HQ, first posted 2 October 2026. The company is likely hiring for more than one position. None has been taken down and posted again.

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